By: Wouter van Haaften (Editor), Michiel Korthals (Editor), Thomas Wren (Editor)

Hardcover

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Philosophy of development is a fascinating area of research at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and education. This book is unique in that it combines a broad sketch of contemporary developmental theory with detailed discussions of its central issues, in order to construct a general framework for understanding and analyzing theories of individual and collective development in various domains ranging from cognitive and moral development to developments in art. Special attention is also given to the rich relations between conceptual development and education. The approach taken in this volume is located in the landscape of current philosophical debate.
The book is not a mere collection of articles. It has been written in close cooperation by seven authors aiming to provide a coherent, albeit rather elaborate, prolegomenon to what a fully comprehensive philosophy of development would look like.

Preface
Philosophy of development: an invitation	p. 1
The concept of development	p. 13
Models of human development	p. 31
Foundational development	p. 43
Reconstruction and explanation of foundational development	p. 55
Evaluative claims about foundational development	p. 75
Dimensions of individual and collective development in various domains	p. 93
Cognitive development	p. 101
Moral development	p. 119
Aesthetic development	p. 135
Scientific development	p. 153
Societal development	p. 163
Artistic development	p. 183
Conceptual development and education	p. 199
Education and the development of personal autonomy	p. 211
Structuralist and hermeneutic approaches to development	p. 223
Developmental philosophy and postmodernism	p. 245
References	p. 261
Index	p. 283
About the authors	p. 291
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ISBN: 9780792343196
ISBN-10: 0792343190
Series: Philosophy and Education
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 301
Published: 31st December 1996
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6  x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.609